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Course · AL
Forestry Industrial Maintenance
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Forestry Industrial Maintenance is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment or advanced training in the forestry industrial maintenance field. Topics include hand tool safety, use of power equipment, interpreting technical information, basic electricity, basic pneumatics, basic hydraulics, basic welding theory and setup for MIG, TIG, and SMAW, basic oxyfuel use and setup, and basic plasma arc theory and setup.
Complete safety courses required in forestry industry maintenanceApply basic math concepts to the forestry industryRead and explain manuals detailing maintenance procedures for machinery and equipment used in the forestry industryInterpret instructions for resolving forestry maintenance issuesApply recommended techniques for trouble-shooting maintenance problems with forestry equipment and machineryDemonstrate proper use of hand tools used in forestry industrial maintenanceDemonstrate the use of specific portable power tools used in forestry industrial maintenanceDiscuss the proper technique for lubrication of bearings in machinery and equipment used in the forestry industryDifferentiate between the basic theories and applications used in the various drive systems of forestry equipmentTroubleshoot the logics of a programmable logic controller (PLC)Use appropriate instruments to measure flow, pressure, temperature, and motion, and record resultsDiscuss electrical theory including Ohm’s Law, AC, and DCInterpret basic motor control circuit schematics for machinery and equipment used in the forestry industryExplain procedures for troubleshooting motor control circuitsTroubleshoot basic issues involving controls, sensors, and relays in machineryApply basic theories and methods to troubleshoot pneumatic systems used in forestry machineryIdentify the components of hydraulic systems in machinery used in the forestry industryDiscuss the theory and application of hydraulic systemsDiscuss ways to troubleshoot issues in hydraulic systemsDemonstrate basic MIG welding techniquesDemonstrate basic TIG welding techniquesDemonstrate basic plasma arc welding techniques